
Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a message to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on the occasion of the New Year, the Kremlin press service informed. The Russian leader stressed that “Russia will continue to express full support of the Syrian government and people in the fight against terrorist forces, in ...

The Syrian army entered the key northern city of Manbij for the first time in six years on Friday, a spokesman said in a televised statement. The announcement came moments after Syria’s Kurdish militia asked for the Army’s help to face a threatened Turkish offensive.